That’s right, his excellency hasn’t dabbled in television in 25 years. Not only is that remarkable, it’s a tremendous testament to his willpower.

Of course, that’s why he is pope. He’s just better than the rest of us.

Yet, there is a downside to all of this. He has missed a tremendous 25-year span of NFL action. If the football lords came down to me and said, “hey, we’re going to erase your NFL memory and in return, you can become pope,” I don’t know how I’d react to that.